Information about #283B4D color

#283B4D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #283B4D is classified in the Register under the Azure Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 59, 77) — 15.7% red, 23.1% green, 30.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 15 / 7 / 0 / 70. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A softly balanced steel-blue azure, #283B4D carries a shadowy depth. Designers typically reach for tones like this for night-mode interfaces and high-contrast pairings with light text. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Nile Blue (#253F4E). Nearby in the Register you will also find Tarawera (#253C48) and Vintage Navy (#2A344D).

The recipe behind #283B4D is rgb(40, 59, 77), with blue as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #283B4D background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 11.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while black manages only 1.8:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:70), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. #283B4D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#283B4D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#283B4D color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#283B4D color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#283B4D color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#283B4D color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#283B4D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #283B4D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Nile Blue color link
Nile Blue

#253F4E

Tarawera color link
Tarawera

#253C48

Vintage Navy color link
Vintage Navy

#2A344D

Midnight Oil color link
Midnight Oil

#283854

Bunting color link
Bunting

#2B3449

Madison color link
Madison

#2D3C54

Dark Blue Grey color link
Dark Blue Grey

#1F3B4D

Japanese Indigo color link
Japanese Indigo

#264348

Ares blue color link
Ares blue

#2D4255

Checkmate color link
Checkmate

#2F324A

Vintage Dark Blue color link
Vintage Dark Blue

#2B3246

Gotham color link
Gotham

#303B44

#283B4D color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#283B4D
  • RGB40, 59, 77
  • CMYK15, 7, 0, 70
  • CSSrgb(40, 59, 77)
  • HSL209°, 32%, 23%
  • HSL Precise209.189°, 31.624%, 22.941%
  • HSV209°, 48%, 30%
  • HSB209°, 48%, 30%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.231
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.302
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.231, 0.302)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.231, 0.302, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.231, 0.302)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB23.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB30.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Azure
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID283B4D
  • DECIMAL ID2636621
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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